Read the sentences below. Decide whether the sentence is an example of imagery, simile, or metaphor. Discuss your choice. The first one is done for you.
Example: The thick mud squished beneath her bare feet. imagery
This sentence appeals to my senses of sight and touch because I know what mud looks like and I have felt mud beneath my feet as I walked to the bus stop during a rainstorm.


1. The thunder growled like an angry lion.
2. Cars screeched to a stop and drivers leaned on their horns.
3. The road was a ribbon of moonlight.
4. The boys were as silent as stones.
5. She is a tower of strength.
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